Portland’s Hassalo on 8th: Sustainable on Both the Urban and Building Scale
May 12, 2014
Opening in 2015, Portland’s largest apartment project in decades may also be its greenest, fitted with systems to reuse Portland’s abundance of stormwater.
Taz Loomans
Taz is a licensed architect and a LEED-certified professional. She is also a sustainability journalist and a community organizer who publishes the award-winning Blooming Rock blog that focuses on sustainability, urbanism and architecture.
Taz also writes for Inhabitat, The Atlantic Cities, the Firefly Living blog and the Jarson & Jarson blog.
Taz helps organize the Sustainable Communities Lecture Series that aims to bring experts together with the public to discuss how to make Phoenix a more sustainable place to live. She is also the founder of the Places, Spaces and Faces Community Dinner, which is a community-building event in central Phoenix.
She has also sustainably revitalized two multifamily residences in central Phoenix neighborhoods to provide affordable housing to people seeking to live in the city center.
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C&D Recycling: Latex Paint
August 22, 2013
Safely and responsibly disposing of leftover latex pain is an important eco-initiative.
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Recycled Plastic Bag Crafts Bring a Community Together
July 8, 2013
How an American visiting a small Mexican resort town changed the wasteful perception of plastic bags and sparked a creative micro-economy.
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Tips to Make Your Next Your Next Picnic More Eco-Friendly
June 12, 2013
A wasteful picnic turned into an eye-opening lesson on how to green this summer pastime.
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C&D Recycling: Cardboard
May 28, 2013
The complexities associated with recycling different types of cardboard can be confusing. But this durable material is actually quite green.
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Five Questions: A Look at Recycling Perceptions Around the U.S.
May 8, 2013
We check in with five people across the country to get their opinions on their local recycling programs.
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C&D Recycling: Linoleum Flooring
May 2, 2013
Linoleum flooring lasts decades and can be safely composted or burned for energy at the end of its life.
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Earth Week Resolution: Help the Environment by Driving Less
April 29, 2013
Get out of the driver’s seat and travel in greener, healthier ways.
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Earth Day 2013: Earth Day Phoenix
April 16, 2013
Phoenix’s annual Earth Day celebration is one of the premier Earth Day events in the Southwest.
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C&D Recycling: Nylon Carpet
March 15, 2013
Recycling nylon carpet, which can be partially reused, is an effective way to cut back on landfilled waste.